September 2008

Obama Breaks Fund-Raising Record

by Cara September 15, 2008

Today we get the news that in August, the Obama campaign raised more money than any presidential candidate ever has in a one-month period, pulling in a whopping $66 million and drawing in 500,000 first time donors! The record-setting figures and particularly the new supporters who can contribute again before Election Day were crucial for [...]

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This is Why I Love Planned Parenthood

by Cara September 15, 2008

In response to John McCain’s despicable ad trying to slander Obama for his totally reasonable support for age-appropriate sex education, Planned Parenthood has released this ad: God, I love you PP folks. Bashing McCain, praising Obama, making campaign issues out of sex education and sexual assault, all in the same ad?  I hope that you [...]

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Voter Registration

by Cara September 15, 2008

Just a reminder: voter registration deadlines are looming.  If you are not registered, get on it!  If you know people who are not registered, remind them, poke them and prod them.  Remember that if you have recently moved, you may have to update your info in order to avoid problems on election day.  And if [...]

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Surprise, Surprise: Palin Caught in Another Lie

by Cara September 14, 2008

You’ve probably read just about everywhere by now that while Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, the city billed rape victims the $1200 fee for their rape kits. Of course, Palin has tried to sidestep the question and insinuate that she had nothing, nothing at all, to do with this mess. This was clearly bullshit [...]

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Yoko is Funny

by Cara September 13, 2008

This made me laugh and totally cheered me up this morning. Because I’m in a sharing mood, Room Piece V also makes me giggle.  Other acorns are not so funny, but instead very thoughtful — like Life Piece V, Life Piece IX, Watch Piece I and Connection Piece VI.  I believe that my favorite of [...]

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Troy Davis

by Cara September 12, 2008

UPDATE 2: Speechless. UPDATE: Some people are having trouble getting through, receiving message instead that says “the mailbox is full.” The good news is the reason for this — they’re just getting too many calls! If you keep trying, you should get through. The number given below is correct, but Color of Change has provided [...]

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Chill.

by Cara September 11, 2008

I’m with Tim Fernholz. (h/t) It’s not that it’s wrong to criticize a campaign, or that some criticisms don’t ring true. The Obama campaign and its surrogates need to stop saying that McCain is such a great man before they tear him apart. (Joe Biden, for one, has already gotten the message.) They could be [...]

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Maryland “Showers” Campaign Shot Down By Court

by Cara September 11, 2008

Exactly one month ago, I wrote about the “Not In My Shower” campaign being run by a conservative group in Maryland.  It was a piece of blatant bigotry, designed to reverse gains made for transgender rights in the state by arguing that the new anti-discrimination law would embolden sexual predators.  They were seeking to overturn [...]

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When a Man is The Victim: A Study in Rape Apology

by Cara September 10, 2008

I’ve been asked by several people at this point to comment on the case of of an Australian female stripper who allegedly raped a man during a bachelor’s party through use of a strap on dildo.  I’m not sure what exactly those people were expecting, but here we go. A FEMALE stripper whispered into the [...]

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How many times must we go over this?

by Cara September 9, 2008

You know, I really feel like I’ve covered the “aaaahhh, sex education for kindergartners? What’s wrong with you liberals?” panic before. But here we go again. This otherwise rational NYT op-ed in support of better sex education ends as follows: Furthermore, a bipartisan group from the British Parliament is seeking to make sex education compulsory [...]

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